Description
Learn how to properly freeze and thaw bananas for baking to always have ripe bananas on hand for your favorite recipes.
Ingredients
Ripe Bananas:
- Yellow bananas with brown spots
Instructions
- Freezing: Peel ripe bananas and place them whole in a freezer-safe bag or airtight container. For easy measuring, slice or mash bananas before freezing. Remove air, label with date and quantity, and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Thawing: Remove needed amount, thaw at room temperature for 1-2 hours, or overnight in the fridge. Microwave in 30-second bursts if in a hurry. Drain excess liquid, mash, and use in recipes.
Notes
- Frozen bananas are great for banana bread, muffins, or cakes.
- Thaw and mash before adding to batter for best results.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: How-To
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 medium banana
- Calories: 105
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
